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166-004 Change and Conflict in Australian Society | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-104. Students who have completed 166-104 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Graham Willett |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | An introduction to the various theoretical approaches to the study of social movements and the general issues raised by the problem of social change and political conflict. How and why do political changes occur? If social movements did not exist, would societies need to invent them? After discussing traditional avenues for expressing disagreement within Australian society, such as the Labour Party and the trade unions, the Coalition parties and employer associations, the subject examines the development and political arguments of the principal Australian new social movements in the past thirty years and the reactions to them: the green movement and the development lobby; the black movement and white racism; the women's movement and antifeminism; the homosexual liberation movements and homophobia; the peace movement and militarism; multiculturalism and its critics. Very recent debates and confrontations are discussed. |
Assessment | Written work of 3000 words, and a reflective essay of 1000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available.
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